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Luis Garcia is Registered Patent Attorney admitted to practice in Florida. Mr. Garcia practices in the area of patent prosecution in support of the Firm’s Electrical and Computer Technology Practice Group. Mr. Garcia has over 10 years of patent experience encompassing various areas of Patent Law, including patent preparation and prosecution (both international and domestic), design patents (including computer-generated icons), infringement opinions, ex parte reexamination, patentability opinions, freedom to operate opinions, among other areas. Mr. Garcia counsels clients related to IP disputes and counsels inventors throughout the patent process.

Chris Traina is a Registered Patent Attorney admitted to practice in Florida and Washington, D.C. Mr. Traina practices in patent prosecution in support of the Firm’s Electrical and Computer Technology Practice Group. He has over a decade of experience in intellectual property.. Mr. Traina has prepared and prosecuted utility and design patent applications from a wide array of fields, including software, electronical components, fitness apparatuses, hydroponic systems, consumer goods, premises security, and cosmetics. He has also successfully prepared and prosecuted trademark and trade dress applications, obtaining registrations for clients in a broad array of industries including electronics, consumer goods and textiles, fitness, optical clinics, and cosmetics.. Mr. Traina’s experience also includes counseling clients on issues including infringement and patentability, internet law, copyright, and DMCA, as well as litigating intellectual property matters in federal, state, and bankruptcy courts. He has also worked closely with franchise counsel to ensure proper implementation of trademark protection and compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's rules.. Mr. Traina has been involved in his state and local bar associations, including as an editor of the Barrister, a monthly publication of the Broward County Bar Association, and as a member of Florida Bar Journal/News Editorial Board and Florida Bar Media and Communications Law Committee. He is also a former member of the board of directors of ArtServe, a South Florida art incubator.. Mr. Traina earned a B.S. from the University of Florida and wrote for The Florida Engineer, a magazine published by the University of Florida’s College of Engineering. He attended law school at Nova Southeastern University as a Goodwin scholar. After earning his juris doctor, with honors, Mr. Traina went on to earn an additional B.S. in Computer Science.

Geoffrey Lottenberg is an associate with the firm. Mr. Lottenberg is a patent attorney with a background in mechanical engineering and design. Mr. Lottenberg focuses his practice on patent and trademark procurement and intellectual property litigation. His patent prosecution practice concentrates on mechanical, electrical, and software arts, as well as business methods. Mr. Lottenberg was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami and received his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Florida. Mr. Lottenberg is a member of the Florida Bar and is registered to practice as a patent attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Lottenberg is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. EducationUniversity of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008 University of Florida, B.S., cum laude, 2005 Bar AdmissionsFlorida, 2008 United States Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Patent Attorney, 2010 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2009 U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2009 U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2009 Reported DecisionsDelaware Valley Floral Group, Inc. v. Shaw Rose Nets, LLC, 597 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010)

I mainly focus in the areas of civil litigation and intellectual property law.  I enjoy helping clients solve their problems in creative ways.  My goal is to strive to provide honest, straightforward, and effective representation.

Attorney for innovative companies with 18 years of combined in-house and law firm experience, specializing in corporate counsel and intellectual property, including patents, trademarks and copyrights, corporate transactions, agreements, litigation, education and training, as well as legal risk mitigation.

Allison S. Lovelady focuses primarily on intellectual property, media law, and defamation and privacy matters. She has a wide array of experience litigating and counseling clients in licensing and entertainment matters. Allison routinely handles subpoenas for various media outlets, copyright and trademark prosecution and licensing for clients ranging from music distributors, food trucks and entertainment websites to small and large businesses. She has also appeared in the United States Supreme Court on internet defamation issues, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Florida Supreme Court and Florida Appellate Courts on trademark and copyright infringement and media access issues. As part of her daily practice, she negotiates contracts regarding use of client name, likeness, and intellectual property in motion pictures, reality television, music videos, and commercials. She also handles public performance licensing for commercial businesses and has previously secured licensing for large scale festivals like the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida. Allison serves as legal counsel for the non-profit Art & Culture Center in Hollywood, Florida.

Christopher Fernandez is a Registered Patent Attorney who supports the firm’s patent practice in the medical device, life science, and mechanical arts.. Mr. Fernandez earned a J.D. from the University of Miami, cum laude. He earned a M.S. in Bioengineering from Clemson University with a specialization in Orthopaedics. Mr. Fernandez also earned a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Miami with a specialization in mechanics as well as a specialization in Cardiology.. While in law school, Mr. Fernandez was a member of the Start-Up Clinic where he helped start-ups with legal questions and Intellectual Property matters covering patents and trademarks.. Prior to joining Christopher & Weisberg, Mr. Fernandez was a Biomedical Research Assistant at ImCare Biotech performing cancer studies, and Laboratory Manger at the Laboratory of Orthopaedic Tissue Regeneration at Clemson University.. Mr. Fernandez is an accomplished inventor being awarded US Patent 10,675,381 for his work and research during his time at Clemson University.. Mr. Fernandez is the co-author of “Biomimetic nucleus pulposus scaffold created from bovine caudal intervertebral disc tissue utilizing an optimal decellularization procedure,” J Biomed Mater Res Part A 2016 and “Decellularization and characterization of a whole intervertebral disk xenograft scaffold,” J Biomed Mater Res Part A 2018.